page_title: List of hillforts in Ireland
section_title: County Kildare
hierarchical_section_title: List of hillforts in Ireland / County Kildare
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the henge at Dún Ailinne from within.
context_page_description: The landscape of Ireland is dotted with many hillforts. These are classically defined as small hilltop settlements fortified with earthworks, but many are not located on hills, and probably did not function as forts. Their function is unclear; although conventionally interpreted as defensive fortifications and centres of economic political power, there is little evidence that they were ever attacked, and more recent scholarship has suggested that they may be better interpreted as monuments. Many of Ireland's hillforts are promontory forts on the coasts.
context_section_description: Brewel West (53.05586°N 6.75872°W), contour fort
  Dún Ailinne (53.10730°N 6.77543°W)
  Dunmurry West (53.1979°N 6.93137°W), partial contour fort
  Hughstown (52.94455°N 6.75°W), contour fort
  Kill Hill (53.24759°N 6.57669°W), multiple enclosure hillfort
caption: Dún Ailinne, County Kildare
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